Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
Page 4 (VERHOVAY JOURNAL) Journal oi the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 8502 West Jefferson Ave Detroit, Michigan PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: COLOMAN REVESZ Editor’s Office 345 FOURTH AVENUE ROOM 805 PITTSBURGH, PA. All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 345 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH '»A. United States and Canada *1.00 a yea' Foreign Countries $1.50 a yea ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT: P O. BOX 7. WOOLSEY STATION — LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y. Entered as 8econd Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit. Michigan, under the Act of March 3 1879. Our Need for Fraternalis» THE FUTURE of Our Childr en February 24, 1944 There is every reason to believe that we have a need for fraternalism. Fraternal Societies are recognized for the great work they do for their members in time of need. Then, too, the members can all enjoy the fraternal phase of the organization, the various social affairs which the entertainment committee plans for its members. Fraternal societies have been existing for many years and throughout the period of their existence their activities have become known to all, especially to those who are affiliated with the organization. And it is pleasing to the members to know how our Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association functions, its aims and ideals, and what it has contributed to the members in particular and to society in general. During the years of its existence the members have had the opportunity to observe for themselves the splendid work which our fraternal society has done. Its accomplishments are many, but the greatest service it has given its members is freedom from worry in times of distress. Each of us can recall at least one case in which a member would have been destitue had not the fraternal society extended a helping hand to the unfortunate man or woman, who was totally unprepared to meet this dread enemy when disaster came upon him or her. For of all the ills that are known to overtake mankind, that of sudden and unexpected crushing misfortune is the worst; for it can leave a man completely broken physically and financially, with no initiative left in him to carry on in spite of the fact that the disaster is not a permanent condition. What a blessing it is to a man when he can clasp the hand of a fellowmember during a period of reverse circumstances and receive the help .and encouragement he needs to face his problems and work his way out of difficulties. Our society has contributed much toward the • welfare and happiness of its members in the past; its aid to members in the future will be just as great. Our society cooperates in every way to give assistance where it is most urgently needed. During this period of world war life insurance is more important than ever before; for it means a personal security that can not be substituted by any thing else. The total number of members in the Armed Forces has passed the four thousand mark and more are being added to this list from time to time. These men are more at ease when they know that in case of misfortune their loved ones will not be left in complete want. Our government also advocates life insurance, urging the Service Men to take as much insurance as they can. For it is one way of avoiding inflation, which can be a result of certain circumstances that seem difficult to control at this time. But with the people in our country taking out life insurance, purchasing War Bonds of certain circumstances that seem difficult to control at this time. But with the people in our country taking out life insurance, purchasing War Bonds and wise spending, we may be able to escape this dreaded catastrophe, which can be an event that may be the cause of future misery to the people of our nation. Therefore, we must realize that during this period in the history of our nation, when we are faced with so many problems that seem difficult to solve, we should lay aside a reserve to take care of the financial problems that will arise to confront us after the war is over. We must provide now for the time when money will not be as plentiful as it is today, so that we can purchase the necessities of life in order to maintain life within our body. Today there is a shortage on the market of many commodities that we have become used to in the past, when they were available and money was not so plentiful. Now is the time to save cash for the day when these articles will be available again, so that we can purchase the things we want when we need them. What better way to build for our future than to build a fund for that future now? For we must prepare for peeace as carefully as we are striving to bring this war to an early end. If .we are unprepared for a post-war peace and have no value of economics, .he effect upon our people may be devastating and much work vili need be done to bring order out of chaos. Problems always ollow a war; we should prepare to meet these problems now, before they come upon us and find us unready to act effectively in the face of adverse conditions. The boys on the battlefields xpect us on the home front to cope with the situations that arise. It is no more than right that we should take care of our home problems and not burden our fighting men with them; they are doing their share to bring the peace home to us. It is up to us to keep their home in the same condition in which they left it. Surely, it is not asking too much of us to keep that home intact for them, for after their return they will need the sight of familiar surroundings to help adjust themselves to normal living again. Therefore, to speed the victory and bring our boys home more quickly, we must buy more Bonds. We must have life insurance to provide for a time many years from now, when conditions will be much different than what they are today. For the world is not standing still, on the contrary, it is moving rapidly on toward undreamed of things in the future to come. Of course, we all hope for bigger and better things in the coming years, but no one can foretell what the future will be, nor what monetary values will be in a postwar world. Therefore, it behooves us to prepare now for any emergency which may arise after the war. Our watchword today is' — spend wisely and remember that thrift is a virtue which we would do well to practice daily, if we would have a more secure future after this second world war. , Verhovay Journal llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll OF COURSE if YOUR LIFE has NO VALUE then YOU SHOULD NEVER try to INCREASE YOUR INSURANCE iiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimii Throughout the nation is heard the cry of parents concerning juvenile delinquency. What 'has brought this condition about? How to cope with the unfortunate situation? Parents may not realize it, but, perhaps, they may be blamed in a certain degree for delinquency among the youth of the country. If parents are asked what they are doing to help the situation, it will be discovered that they are doing very little and in some cases nothing at all. It would be so simple if each parent would take care of their own children and then the number of delinquents would be on the decrease, instead of on the increase every day. But many parents believe their own children are the shining examples in their immediate neighborhcod; they actually ignore or do not want to see the faults or mistakes of their little “darlings ’. When confronted with some problem or misstep their children have committed, they re loud in their denials, for they believe it is impossible for their son or daughter to be guilty of a misdemeanor. Perhaps it we were to examine ducational methods used today, ,ve would learn that the education of our youth shu.uld be modified. With a wolrd war aging round us, it is bound to have some effect upon our youth — their thinking and their behavior. In no previous period of the world has there been such a chaotic condition in the world, for today all the civilizatioi that has taken millions of years to achieve, is at stake. The very foundations of our society is at stake. Then, too, this is a scientific age, and we can not expect our children to learn the lessons that were taught in the school rooms a century ago, outmoded lessons which they can not use after attaining adulthocd. Since the turn of the twentieth century the world has progressed so rapidly that it is almost impossible to keep up with the developments of modern science. Therefore, we must educate our children in such a way that they can cope with the problems of life that will arise in their everyday living when they have grown into men and women. They must knew how to advance with the times and learn daily in every department of life. But while we are educating our children today, we should not look upon them as a robot — a piece of machinery with no feelings at all that can be made to do certain things without any brain control. It is their small brains that must be developed and its abilities should be considered first, when parents are planning the future careers of their chilién. Often, parents have desired a musical education which they had been denied by their own parent. But that does not mean that their children should be musicians. Perhaps, they would qualify better as mechanics or teachers or working in a laboratory trying to learn the secret of life. Children should be guided to a certain extent in choosing their future career, but they definitely should not be influenced in picking their life work. At an early age, parents can judge just what type of work their children will be best suited for, and then they should go ahead and plan for their future. Of course, it may be disappointing to parents if their son prefers tinkering with a car instead of playing the violin; but after all, each of us is born with a knack of doing some one thing well. And if son prefers the career of a mechanic instead of a musician producing harmonious sounds, then the parents should reconcile themselves to the fact, and not interfere and work havoc in the life of their child. For it is a very difficult tiling for a child to have to learn something he dislikes to learn. It is far better for his own future welfare and happiness that he be allowed to choose the type of career he wants and to do the kind of work he wants to do in latter life. Parents must not forget that they, too, weree chilrren once. They also went through the same stage of development, and perhaps their own desires and abilities were not considered, and they were made eo choose the career their parents wanted them to follow. They may feel now. that perhaps, after all, their parents knew what was best for them. But times have changed since the last generation. Our way of living has changed; people have changed. When our children want to choose their life work or career, they should be allowed to make the choice. For they will have to earn their daily bread and butter, and if they must engage in work unsuited to their talent and ability, life to them will be a very bitter pill to take. The parent of today should not behave as parents toward their children, but more as guides —• pointing the way to the proper kind of education the youngsters should have. Parents have the wisdom of years and the experiences that have molded their life, and wisdom combined with experience should be used to guide their son or daughter along life’s pathway. Education is an expense, we all know that; especially in the home where there is more than one child. Therefore, it is imperative that early in the life of the child, provisions be made for its future edűcation in a higher school of learning. There are a number of ways in which cash can be laid aside for educating a son or daughter. Today, to help bring about world peace, we invest in war bonds which will mature ten years from now. This is an excellent way in which to provide for our children’s future. Another way to save money is life insurance, a certificate which can also have sick and accident benefits. What more could a parent do for his children than to provide for their future — a future in a peaceful world and unhampered by a limited education? For the child of today will be the man or woman of tomorrow — and they must have the proper education today in order to carry on their man-size job tomorrow. For the world of tomorrow will need men and women of great ability and courage to face the problems arising in a rapidly changing world. HOLIDAYS The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart, When the full river of feeling overflows; — The sudden joys that out of darkness start As flames from ashes; swift desires that dart Like swallows singing down each wind that blows! —Longfellow
